A Curious View of Wiseman Alaska 1930s Outpost
Robert Marshall recounts a year in Wiseman north of the Arctic city describing 127 residents including 76 whites and 44 Eskimos. He notes no newspapers or police, little reform influence, high relative intelligence, and a strong tolerance for poverty with communal relief. He argues reforms lessen intelligence and moral fiber and critiques communism and general social panic.
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Robert Marshall
Wiseman
Arctic City
United States
Marshall
Mechanical Mike Leads Automatic Pilot Innovation
The Winnie Mac adopts the automatic pilot using gyro guidance and air jet pick-offs to translate plane motions into hydraulic control of rudder, elevator and ailerons. This first device of its type aims to reduce pilot workload in blind flight by converting gyro input into precise control movements.
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New York
Wiley Post
Post
Deer and Elk Increase Across West Forest Regions
A federal report shows deer numbers in Western national forests rising from 1921 to 1931 by 488 302 to 853 786 and elk increasing by 44 278 to 96 788. Predators and other causes caused heavier deer losses than hunters, with 445 255 losses versus 396 927 killed by hunters. Hunters killed an estimated 37 892 elk, while other sources caused 9 090 losses.
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Amazing Butte
Mont
National Forests
Crows Mack and Jimmy Travel With Traveling Salesman
Columians read news of Mack and Jimmy two crows owned by W. F. Hubble of Galveston Texas. The birds travel with his sales route visiting twelve states in twelve weeks from the Gulf to the Great Lakes. Mack two years old cracks Jimmy's peanuts as the younger bird eats cicadas and sweet potatoes.
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Mack
Jimmy
W. F. Hubble
Galveston
Texas
Columbia
Gulf
Great Lakes
Mummy of Indian Child Found in Oklahoma Cave
A perfectly preserved mummy of an Indian child, about eight years old, was unearthed by school teachers near Black Mesa in Boise City Oklahoma. The object was found doubled under a rock in a cave with beads and corn, and is thought to date to the Indian basket weaver era.
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Boise City
Okla
Black Mesa
States Prepare for Liquor Control If Prohibition Ends
Six states Montana Indiana Rhode Island Arizona Connecticut and Delaware have set up systems to regulate liquor in case the Eighteenth Amendment is repealed. Twelve other states would revert to pre prohibition laws with varying open sale levels. Pennsylvania’s dry law would be repealed with national repeal. District of Columbia faces uncertain status as Congress controls local laws.
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Washington
Montana
Indiana
Rhode Island
Arizona
Connecticut
Delaware
Colorado
Oregon
New York
Illinois
Maas-sachusetts
New Jersey
Maryland
Louisiana
California
Wisconsin
Nevada
West Virginia
Nebraska
Ohio
Wyoming
South Dakota
Florida
Idaho
New Mexico
Pennsylvania
District of Columbia
Aly Congress
Diet Only When Weight Falls Below 190 Pounds
Boston report outlines the United States Fat Men’s club where members diet only if their weight drops under 190 pounds. The group, 22 years old, counts 1,452 members with weights from 100 to 345 pounds and features quirky rules about self-care and dignity. Arthur Moulton is noted as an all time champion at 450 pounds.
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Boston
United States
Fat Men's Club
Arthur Moulton
L’romise
Hins
Hen Adopts 102 Chicks in Beloit Wisconsin
Beloit man William Hendrickson reports his Plymouth Rock hen has adopted 102 White Leghorn chicks hatched in an incubator. The hen began caring for them soon after they hatched, drawing local attention.
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Beloit
Wis
William Hendrickson
Plymouth Rock
Coast Engineer Builds 45 Foot Yacht Himself
Hayward California craftsman Erick W. Delaney, a real engineer, spent years in spare time constructing a 4 5 foot cabin cruiser named Gerrie II. He claims the vessel will outride any storm, powered by a 145 horsepower marine engine and loaded with labor saving devices. Delaney plans several trial cruises before a two year world voyage across the Pacific with friends.
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Hayward
Calif
Erick W. Delaney
Fred
Delaney
Pacific
Horses Idle as Bull Worker Proves Superior
In Hartford, farmer Oscar Norden uses his eighteen month old bull Willie Boy for light field tasks. The bull pulls a single row cultivator and related light machinery more easily than horses, a method Norden has practiced for nearly six months.
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Hartford
Willie Boy
Oscar Norden
Norden
Willie
Oregon Prison Report Shows Education Levels of Inmates
The warden’s report lists 44 college graduates among recent prisoners sent to the Oregon State penitentiary in the last two years. It notes 263 with high school education and 613 with only common schooling, highlighting literacy levels in the inmate population.
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Oregon Prison
Salem
Ore
Sowers
Oregon State Penitentiary
Man Marries Flora Perry After Penny Fee in Oregon
Clifton Culp pays the $3 marriage license fee in pennies to wed Flora Perry in Eugene Oregon. The article notes the penny payment as a notable detail of the wedding filing.
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Eugene
Clifton Culp
Flora Perry
Government hog plan aims to ease surplus and raise prices
Secretary Wallace launches an emergency hog and corn balancing program to cut future hog production and curb marketings. The plan sets premium prices for pigs and sows and may raise hog prices by up to 35 percent while exploring birth control and corn acreage reductions.
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Department of Agriculture
John Q
Mr. Wallace
Wallace
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